SDAH 497: O Gracious Father of Mankind

Text 1O gracious Father of mankind,Our spirits’ unseen friend;High heaven’s Lord, our hearts’ dear guest,To Thee our prayers ascend.Thou dost not wait till human speechThy gifts divine implore;Our dreams, our aims, our work, our livesAre prayers Thou lovest more.2Thou hearest these, the good and ill,Deep buried in each breast;The secret thought, the hidden plan,Wrought out…

SDAH 090: Eternal God, Whose Power Upholds

Text 1Eternal God, whose power upholds Both flower and flaming star,To whom there is no here nor there, No time, no near nor far,No alien race, no foreign shore, No child unsought, unknown:O send us forth, Your prophets true, To make all lands Your own! 2O God of truth, whom science seeks And reverent souls…